Marni Pyke
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Bill nixing senior road test clears committee. What’s next?Apr 08, 2024 5:00 am - After months in limbo, a proposal ending road tests for Illinois seniors is gaining steam, thanks in part to pressure from older voters. In an 8-1 decision last week, Ill...
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Putting Global Terminal first may resolve turbulence over O’Hare redoApr 07, 2024 9:23 am - Prioritizing construction of a new Global Terminal at O’Hare could be the cure to disagreements over an $8.5 billion redesign between the city and airlines. Chicago and A...
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As credit unions branch out with bank buys, what’s the impact for the Chicago region?Apr 07, 2024 5:43 am - You may have glimpsed the rebranding while driving by. One day, it’s a local bank. The next day, a new sign displays a credit union logo. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you....
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Bus company owner cited after unlicensed driver transported Wauconda studentsApr 06, 2024 2:30 pm - In the wake of a group of students being transported to Wauconda Middle School by an unlicensed bus driver, the company’s owner has been cited for allowing the employee t...
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Infant recovered after intervention in domestic battery along Buckley RoadApr 06, 2024 1:26 pm - Libertyville police are investigating a case of domestic battery in which they say a woman was beaten by the father of her infant child and abandoned near a busy intersec...
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Metra adds trains to its busiest route on weekendsApr 04, 2024 7:02 pm - Metra BNSF riders seeking a weekend getaway will have significantly more trains to chose from starting in May. The commuter railroad on Thursday announced an expansion th...
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TSA highlights top carry-on bloopers at airports — 6,000 guns seized in 2023Apr 03, 2024 6:46 pm - Cleavers, pepper spray, brass knuckles, pistols, hammers, credit-card knives. You’d think nothing passengers put in carry-on bags would surprise U.S. Transportation Secu...
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Lots of construction angst on I-80 in Will County as rebuild revs upApr 03, 2024 10:00 am - A significant redo and widening of I-80 begins this week as crews dig into nearly 12 miles of mainline repairs in Will County. Illinois Department of Transportation engin...
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With 53 cases of measles recorded in the city and suburbs, when does it peak?Apr 01, 2024 7:24 pm - Measles infections related to an outbreak at a Chicago migrant shelter have proliferated from one case reported on March 4 to 53 as of Monday statewide.
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Smashing Pumpkins to headline Illinois State FairApr 01, 2024 12:59 pm - Iconic Chicago rockers, The Smashing Pumpkins, will headline at the Illinois State Fair in August, officials announced Monday. The Grammy-winning band is scheduled to per...